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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 14-14.3 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5-15V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 4 A
TX - - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in West Germany Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? 5.58 kg (12.3 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PC-control ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-RX000014 LOWE-HF-000235 ICOM-IC-000732